Okla. Stat. tit. 68, § 68-218.1
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False or bogus check - Penalties
Official statutory text
A. Any person who shall knowingly give a false or bogus check,
as defined in this section, of a value less than Five Hundred
Dollars ($500.00) in payment or remittance of any taxes, fees,
penalties, or interest levied pursuant to any state tax law shall
be, upon conviction, guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine
not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment
in the county jail for a term of not more than one (1) year, or by
both such fine and imprisonment. If the value of the false or bogus
check referred to in this subsection is Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00) or more, such person shall be, upon conviction, guilty of
a Class C2 felony offense punishable by a fine not to exceed Five
Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by imprisonment as provided for in
subsections B through F of Section 20M of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
Statutes, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
B. Any person who shall knowingly give two or more false or
bogus checks, the total sum of which is Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00) or more, even though each separate instrument is written
for less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), in payment or
remittance of any taxes, fees, penalties, or interest levied
pursuant to any state tax law shall be, upon conviction, guilty of a
Class C2 felony offense punishable by a fine not to exceed Five
Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or by imprisonment as provided for in
subsections B through F of Section 20M of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
Statutes, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
C. For purposes of this section, the term “false or bogus check
or checks” shall include any check or order which is not honored on
account of insufficient funds of the maker to pay same, or because
the check or order was drawn on a closed account or on a nonexistent
account. The making, drawing, uttering or delivering of a check or
order, the payment of which is refused by the drawee, shall be prima
facie evidence of the knowledge of insufficient funds, a closed
account, or a nonexistent account with such bank or other depository
drawee. Said term shall not include any check or order not honored
on account of insufficient funds if the maker or drawer shall pay
the drawee thereof the amount due within five (5) days from the date
the same is presented for payment nor any check or order that is not
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presented for payment within thirty (30) days after same is
delivered and accepted.
as defined in this section, of a value less than Five Hundred
Dollars ($500.00) in payment or remittance of any taxes, fees,
penalties, or interest levied pursuant to any state tax law shall
be, upon conviction, guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine
not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment
in the county jail for a term of not more than one (1) year, or by
both such fine and imprisonment. If the value of the false or bogus
check referred to in this subsection is Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00) or more, such person shall be, upon conviction, guilty of
a Class C2 felony offense punishable by a fine not to exceed Five
Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by imprisonment as provided for in
subsections B through F of Section 20M of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
Statutes, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
B. Any person who shall knowingly give two or more false or
bogus checks, the total sum of which is Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00) or more, even though each separate instrument is written
for less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), in payment or
remittance of any taxes, fees, penalties, or interest levied
pursuant to any state tax law shall be, upon conviction, guilty of a
Class C2 felony offense punishable by a fine not to exceed Five
Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or by imprisonment as provided for in
subsections B through F of Section 20M of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
Statutes, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
C. For purposes of this section, the term “false or bogus check
or checks” shall include any check or order which is not honored on
account of insufficient funds of the maker to pay same, or because
the check or order was drawn on a closed account or on a nonexistent
account. The making, drawing, uttering or delivering of a check or
order, the payment of which is refused by the drawee, shall be prima
facie evidence of the knowledge of insufficient funds, a closed
account, or a nonexistent account with such bank or other depository
drawee. Said term shall not include any check or order not honored
on account of insufficient funds if the maker or drawer shall pay
the drawee thereof the amount due within five (5) days from the date
the same is presented for payment nor any check or order that is not
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presented for payment within thirty (30) days after same is
delivered and accepted.
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